Haworth Hobble
Saturday 11 March 2017
32 miles (51.5 km); 4,400 feet (1,341 m) of ascent
Starters:Not known
Finishers:367
Retired:Not known
First Man: Thomas Payn; M35; 3:54:18
First Lady: 20th overall; Julie Briscoe; F40; Wakefield; 4:31:54
John Bottomley: 22nd; M35; DPFR; 4:35:56
Sally Fawcett: 26th and 2nd lady; F35; DPFR; 4:38:54
James Gregory:133rd; M35; DPFR; 5:50:47
Jim Paxman: 173rd; M55; DPFR; 6:12:22
Yvonne Beckwith: 232nd; F45; DPFR; 6:39:50
Alison Wainwright: 234th; F; DPFR; 6:41:26
Steven Jones: 319th; M50; DPFR; 7:50:10
John Vernon: 366th; M65: DPFR; 9:41:35
The weather was dry throughout and quite mild for the time of year. With good visibility and kind conditions the running was straightforward. The Haworth Hobble is a race for singles or pairs with mostly single runners taking part. No details of the number of starters or those retiring are available although quite a few did retire. During the event there were hot dogs, doughnuts, whisky and other refreshments. This year’s race was used as the British Trial for IAU World Trail Championships with some good runners entering and six men breaking the course record and eight finishing in under four hours.